Chapter News: June 2025
Mentorship can change your life: Registration has launched!
Don’t wait—there is a limited number of spots (capacity: 20 dyads). The duration of the mentorship program is one year. The next cohort will begin the program on November 1, 2025, and complete it on October 31, 2026. Register now!
Are you transitioning to practice, working in a remote area, coming back from a leave, or about to retire? Mentorship can help you navigate many of life’s transitions and stages.
Join the next cohort of the Quebec College of Family Physicians (QFCP)’s mentorship program to improve your well-being in both your work life and your personal life for free with the individual support of a family physician who wants to pay it forward.
Mentorship is also eligible for up to 20 Mainpro+® certified assessment credits (equivalent to 20 hours of CMQ category B activities).
June 26 Webinar—Transitioning to residency with peace of mind
The QCFP’s Succession Committee is hosting an interactive information session on residency on the evening of June 26. Register now!
This webinar will share useful tools to help you stay organized, find balance, and thrive in the next two years.
Join us at 7:00 p.m. (ET) for a discussion with Dr. Myriam Pelletier, who is about to complete her first year of family medicine residency. Other members of the QCFP’s Succession Committee will also be there to share their experience and answer all your questions! Please note that this session will be conducted in French.
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COVID-19 Community of Practice
The Changing the Way We Work COVID-19 Community of Practice for family physicians, created in partnership with the OCFP and University of Toronto’s Department of Family and Community Medicine, held its 90th session on May 2nd. The recording, slide deck, and Q&A are available for review. The next session is planned for May 23, 2025.
Practising Well Community of Practice
Join the Practising Well Community of Practice on June 25th as our panel discusses how stopping opioids suddenly can lead to withdrawal, when opioids can be used effectively and guidelines for safe prescribing. Registration is now open.
Self-Learning
All of our past Practising Well sessions are available as self-learning modules. To earn Mainpro+® credits, review the recording of any past sessions (which include topics on ADHD, Indigenous cultural safety, gender affirming care, and physician wellness) and complete a self-evaluation survey. More information is available on our website.
More Alberta family physician volunteers needed for the 2025 Student Shadowing Program
The ACFP and the Alberta Medical Association’s Family Medicine and Rural Medicine sections are still searching for more Alberta-based family physician volunteers to be part of the 2025 Student Shadowing Program. The program offers physician volunteers a great chance to share their enthusiasm with incoming medical students and help inspire them to make family medicine their specialty of choice.
Sign up for one or both shadowing placement windows taking place June 15–28 and August 10–23. Complete the application form today.
Questions about the Shadowing Program? Send us an email at [email protected].
Register for the “Managing Chronic Pain in Patients with Opioid Use Disorder” webinar, June 10th
Join the ACFP and South Zone PCN for the South Zone ECHO Series on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. (MT) (2:15 to 3:15 p.m. (ET)). This practical session will cover approaches to assessing new patients on long-term opioids and creating personalized management plans to better support individuals living with chronic pain and opioid use disorders.
